Earthens on Airon

Aadhya - Assistant cook; Chatan’s partner

Ava - Leader of The 108

Caleb - Carpenter, helps get Brian to the infirmary

Chatan - Naturalist; Aadhya’s partner

Claira - Aadhya and Chatan’s daughter

David - Teacher at Inipi

Dhiren - Helps hide the ship’s memory cache

Eisen - two-year-old child living at Inipi

Grant - Teacher at Inipi

Harper - Textile artist; partner to Michael

Henry - Archivist; helps hide embryos

Jamal - Solar engineer, helps get Brian to the infirmary

Jacob - Cook

Logan – Lives at secluded outpost

Mateo - Engineer; works closely with the ship

Michael - Ava’s assistant; Harper’s partner

Mikaela - Helps hide embryos

Olivia - Lead cook; heals through food

Phoebe - Teacher at Inipi

Scarlett - Science officer; worked at Space Agency

Sophia - Lead engineer; mentors Mateo

Steven – Enjoys working solo in the dining hall

Tom - Lead landscaper

William - Teacher at Inipi

Zoe - Assistant cook

Intruders

Brian - Intercepts Logan’s messages

Jonathan, Charles, Nelson, Franklin - Elitists

Koral - Crystal man

Samantha - Powerful; entrenched in status quo

Timothy - Stargazer

Aironians

Airon - A sentient planet where all life cooperates

Blandir - Head-er of another burrow, far away

Farla - Caretake-er

Jamina - Eglan matriarch; melds into JaCoMaTuRi

Kardal - Head-er of another burrow, often visited

Lafonda - Injured Eglan

Lone Tree - Deep connection to Airon; a focusing rod

Rinala - young Eglan who befriends Harper, Varlan, and Claira

Scawlan - Vargad's burrowmate

Solari - Vargad’s burrowmate

Vargad - Head-er of Narsis; melds into VaSoDeLa

VaSoDeLa - Melded form of Vargad

Vargad - Head-er

Sorgad - Caretake-er

Dergad - Show-er

Largad - Find-er

Varlan - Vargad’s daughter

Yamdha - Find-er

Zarded - Show-er

Aironian Species

Arbans - Wise trees who hold Airon’s power

Birdlings - Turquoise cloud; wandering juvenile Shosens

Eglans - Tend the Above; ancient partners to Narsis; reminiscent of eagles

Narsis - Tend the Below; ancient partners to Eglans; reminiscent of river otters

Nurture-ers and Remove-ers - Array of plant life on Airon who provide nutrition and remove waste from animal life

Shosens - Mature birdlings; care for the Arbans on High Cliff

Aironian Terminology

Birthlings - From birth until old enough to venture out with elders

Burrowmates - All the Narsis who share a single Life Burrow

Elder - Melded Narsi who has moved to their Life Burrow

Family - Group of one species living together

Holderlings - Narsi appendages, used for holding and locomotion

Littermates - Born at the same time

Meldmates - Four littermates who form a lifelong telepathic connection with each other

Narsi Roles

Head-er - heads the Narsi family

Caretake-er - cares for birthlings and younglings

Show-er - educates younglings

Find-er - explores and matches younglings with Life Burrow

Source - The divine

Sproutmates - A group of trees who sprouted together

Younglings - Wander with Elders until old enough to meld and move to Life Burrow

Earthen Technology

Companions - Created by the ship to assist Earthens

Abby - Zoe’s companion

Andy - Harper's companion

Carlos - Logan's companion

Sebba - Aadhya's companion

Creation front - Mechanism where new material is created

Nanos - Nanotechnology infused into humans to enhance productivity

The ship - The sentient starship who carries The 108 from Earth to Airon

The starship - The intruder from Earth

Places

Above - The sky

Below - The ground

Broad Sea - Below High Cliff

Burrow - Home of Narsis

Birth Burrow - Where young Narsis are born and live until they move to a Life Burrow

Life Burrow - Where elder Narsis live out their lives

dining hall - Group dining room in Home Base

Earth - Airon’s sister planet

Forest - Any forest on Airon; has a consciousness of its own

gathering hall - First building in Home Base

the Green - Open area in the middle of Home Base

High Cliff - Home of Arbans and Shosens; overlooks Broad Sea

Home Base - Earthen settlement on Airon

Inipi - Chatan and Aadhya’s shelter at Pond

Meadow - Any meadow on Airon; has a consciousness of its own

Mountain - Any mountain on Airon; has a consciousness of its own

Nest - Home of Eglans

Overlook - Twilight meeting place of Narsis and Eglans

Pond - Where Chatan and Aadhya live

Pool - Any pool on Airon; has a consciousness of its own

River - Any river on Airon; has a consciousness of its own

shelters - Individual dwellings in Home Base and Inipi

Soil - The rich underpinning of Below, teaming with life; possesses a consciousness of its own

Stream - Any stream on Airon; has a consciousness of its own

Waterfall - Any waterfall on Airon; has a consciousness of its own